What is the basis for this claim?
UCONN puts more players in the NFL than Virginia (by a lot) and the last time we played VA, there was a HUGE talent gap on the side of UCONN.
If anything our recruiting under the fired regime improved.
Last year, we had inept coaching, a HC fired mid-season & revolving door QBs.
You can't judge our talent level on that. At least not accurately.